AFL-CIO Labor Council President Gary Moore says the council will endorse candidates who support labor regardless of party affiliation.

Written by

Duane Marsteller
| The Tennessean

The state's top labor union is changing how it endorses candidates, and it could cost at least one veteran Democratic legislator its longstanding support.

The Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Council will focus on voting records, and not on political labels, as it evaluates candidates in coming state races. The council approved the change in March, President Gary Moore said.

"We're going to look at and endorse candidates who support labor regardless of party affiliation," he said. ...